Novels like The Childhood Friend I Broke Off My Engagement With Has Ascended the Throne
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- 1 The Years I Secretly Loved You 偷偷喜欢你的那几年 [Complete] Unrequited love and a bad ending He was always so bright and full of life, wearing his school uniform as he stood on the sunlit high school field, right at the center of my heart, forever etched into my seventeenth year. Chen Li. You have to become a beam of light. Then anyone who comes close to you will be coming close to the light. And even if they fall, they should fall with the splendor of a sunset. 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 A Midsummer That Lasted Twenty Years 二十年盛夏 [Gentle, reserved English teacher x considerate, tender-hearted soldier who’s a hopeless romantic] That summer before the start of her first year of high school, Su Mu met Shen Yi, who was two grades ahead of her. Shen Yi was always kinder to her than to anyone else, and he was always grinning foolishly at her. He was like a ray of light shining into Su Mu’s world, and he remained part of her life all the way through. “Baby, will you marry me?” “Baby, I won’t be coming to your wedding with him.” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 She Thought I Didn't Know About That Corpse, Until I Opened the Third Door 她以为我不知道那具尸体,直到我打开了第三道门 She thought I didn’t know about that corpse, until I opened the third door —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 My Gentle Wife Is a Serial Killer 我的温柔妻子是个连环杀手 My Gentle Wife Is a Serial Killer —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 I Scrolled Into a Livestream of My CEO Husband Cheating 我刷短视频刷到总裁老公的出轨直播 I Scrolled Upon a Livestream of My CEO Husband Cheating —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Her Secret Lover Turned Out to Be My Brother, Missing for Fifteen Years 她的秘密情人,竟是我失踪十五年的哥哥 Her Secret Lover Turns Out to Be My Brother, Missing for Fifteen Years —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 I Loved Her With My Life for Ten Years, But She Said I Dirtied Her Hands 我拿命爱了她十年,她嫌我脏了她的手 I Loved Her with My Life for Ten Years, but She Says I’ve Tainted Her Hands 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 You Can't Catch the Moon 月亮抓不住 [Short tragic romance with a tragic ending. Read with caution if this bothers you.] She is someone with no past and no future. What Qiao Na thought was their first meeting was actually their second reunion. “My mother had my fortune told once. It said that if I got married after I turned twenty-two, I would spend my whole life with the person I loved.” “But I won't live to see twenty-two.” “Yu Yang, you have to see the warm spring arrive for me, watch the wild geese return, see the mountains and 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 The Affair Trap I Set Became Her Mass Grave 我布的出轨局,成了她的乱葬岗 The Cheating Trap I Set Became Her Mass Grave —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 I Spent Seven Years Making You Famous, and You Turned Around and Threw It All Away 我用七年捧红你,你转身喂了狗 I spent seven years making you famous, and you turned around and fed it all to the dogs 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 I Caught My Wife Cheating, but She Said I Killed Her Husband 我亲手拍下妻子出轨,她却说我杀了她丈夫 I Caught My Wife Cheating Myself, but She Said I Killed Her Husband —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 The Night She Cheated, I Gripped Her Lover by the Throat 她出轨那夜,我掐住了她情人的喉咙 The night she cheated, I grabbed her lover by the throat —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 I Wait for Yan to Return 我等燕归来 (Completed + mutual healing + bad ending) A dead man. A torrential downpour. The boy who said he would protect her forever had been missing for five years. She turned around, and he was standing right there. He didn't call out to her or say, "Let's go home." 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 She Said She Called My Name While Being Assaulted, But I Was There 她说被侵犯时喊了我的名字,但我在现场 She Said She Screamed My Name While Being Assaulted, But I Was There 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 I Personally Sent My Cheating Wife into a Prison of the Mind 我亲手把出轨妻子送进了精神牢笼 I Personally Sent My Cheating Wife Into a Mental Prison —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Three Years into Our Marriage, I Discovered My Husband Was a Serial Killer 结婚三年,我发现老公是连环杀手 Three Years Into Our Marriage, I Discovered My Husband Was a Serial Killer —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 When the Mist Leaves the Desolate Isle 雾别荒屿 Lin Yu is an iceberg that never melts, and after a harsh upbringing, the piano is all he has for company. Jiang Wu is like a little sun, following at his heels and slowly warming his frozen world. At last, he opens his heart, believing that the rest of his life will be warm. But that tender encounter ultimately fails to last. Some lights only shine for a little while, yet he remembers them for a lifetime. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 Moonlight on the Southern Branch, Burdened by Deep Love 南枝月影负情深 She was framed by the woman he loved and explained herself countless times. But he never believed her. Years of companionship earned her not a shred of trust or pity. He severed the tendons in her hands and destroyed her martial arts abilities. Then he tried to kill her for the woman he loved. Later, with silver hair, she stood in the palace hall and drove a sword through her own chest. Blood stained her robes… 57Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 The Night I Was Assaulted, I Heard His Heart Weeping 被侵犯那夜,我听见他的心跳在哭 The Night I Was Assaulted, I Heard His Heartbeat Weeping 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Only After Our Divorce Did I Learn Her Betrayal Was a Business Deal 离婚后才发现,她的背叛是场交易 Only After the Divorce Did I Discover Her Betrayal Was a Deal —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 The Snow and Ice Melt in the Fifteenth Year 第十五年冰雪融 "Just Right, Time to Say Goodbye": The younger generation's story What's it like to date a man ten years older than you? Li Jinxing: I poured all my reckless courage into loving you. Even at the end of my life, even when I'm nothing but bones beneath the earth, you'll still be a thorn lodged in my heart. I'll pull you out, little by little... Mu Niansheng, aren't you a thorn in my heart, too? We've both reached the end of the road with each other... 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Once, the Sun Shone on Me 曾被阳光照耀 What is a secret crush? For Yang Zhi, a secret crush is a little flower suddenly blooming in a barren wasteland, a ray of sunlight appearing out of nowhere in endless darkness, and him barging into her world before she could even react. But... he is a dazzling light, the moon in the distant sky, someone forever beyond her reach... So, as long as... as long as she can gaze at him... from afar... she is content. 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Eight Years Wasted, the System Has Me Uncover the Truth 八年错付,系统让我揭开真相 Eight Years Wasted, and the System Makes Me Uncover the Truth 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 After Loving Him for Eight Years, I Became a Fool 爱他八年后,我成了一个傻子 I spent eight years winning over Mu Zhanbei, a brooding, disabled young man. As I made him fall in love with me, I fell in love with him, too. When the System announced that I had succeeded and could leave, I stayed behind to be with him. I thought Mu Zhanbei would treat me well for the rest of my life, just as he had promised. But after I took a knife meant for him and nearly died, I heard him say with my own ears that he was tired of me. Without Mu Zhanbei's love, I would vanish into nothingne 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Begged on His Knees for Me to Come Back 离婚以后,前夫跪着求我回头 After the Divorce, My Ex-Husband Kneels and Begs Me to Come Back —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 The Last Snowfall in Zurich 苏黎世的最后一场雪 Lin Xigu once believed that staying by Wen Anning's side could dispel the gloom hanging over her and save her from depression. They promised to travel to many places together, letting the world's beauty soothe the scars deep in her soul, and letting the winds atop the snow-capped mountains bear witness to their long-overdue confession. But the storm of fate struck without warning. The last snowfall in Zurich took Wen Anning away and crushed all of Lin Xigu's hopes. Only when Lin Xigu found the 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Blood of the Ashen Jianghu 烬影江湖血 Bloodshed in the Martial World: Shadows of the Ashes —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 I've Always Loved You 一直很爱你 I've Always Loved You 1.2kReads—Score—Shelves
- 29 After Discovering My Wife’s Affair, I Turned Around and Married Her Best Friend 发现老婆出轨后,我转身娶了她闺蜜 After Catching My Wife Cheating, I Turned Around and Married Her Best Friend —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 The Light of the Thirteenth Month 第十三月的光明 Hello, my name is Ji Xiaochuan! Hello, my name is Su Li! From now on, I'll call you Su Pear, sweet and juicy! Ji Xiaochuan, look! The light is here. My light is here! Little Pear, if there's another life, I'll spend it making it up to you! Ji Xiaochuan, if I could do it all over again, maybe I'd choose never to meet you! I walked through a dark abyss, and seemed to smell something rotten. Instinctively, I looked back. Countless wolves and tigers charged toward me, their sharp fangs 25Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 I Thought I Could Be Happy with Someone Else, Until He Wrapped His Hands Around My Throat 我以为换个人能幸福,直到他掐住我的脖子 I thought I could be happy with someone else, until he wrapped his hand around my throat —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 I Volunteered to Be a Stand-In and Died, Then His White Moonlight Went Mad 我自愿当替身死后,白月光疯了 After I willingly died as a stand-in, the woman he loved went mad 415Reads—Score—Shelves
- 33 Reunited in the Heart of the Lake 重逢,在湖光深处 One shake brought two people thousands of miles apart together, but their growing connection was burdened by too many things beyond their control. What is meant to be will come to pass; what isn’t, cannot be forced. It’s just a shame… 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 The Murder Happens in Chapter Four 凶案发生在第四章 The Murder Takes Place in Chapter Four 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 I Loved Him in Secret for Six Years. The Day We Divorced, I Was Diagnosed with Leukemia 暗恋他六年,离婚那天我确诊白血病 I Had a Crush on Him for Six Years. On the Day We Divorced, I Was Diagnosed with Leukemia 28Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Hey, Our Love 嗨,我们的爱 A sequel to Hello, My Love Pure sweetness, no angst. The leads are hopeless romantics. If that's not your thing, please don't read. Thank you all for enjoying the story! Song Qing has lost his memory and forgotten who I am. He cares about me, but not because he loves me. He has forgotten everything about us, forgotten how he fell in love with me, and forgotten how to love me. 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Growing Up, Little by Little 迟迟长大 Growing Up at Last 2.4kReads—Score—Shelves
- 38 On Our Wedding Night, He Slaughtered My Entire Family. Later, He Knelt and Begged Me to Burn Him Alive 大婚夜,他屠我满门,后来跪着求我烧死他 On our wedding night, he slaughtered my entire family. Later, he knelt and begged me to burn him alive. 346Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 After Ten Years as a Caged Bird, I’m Done 当了十年金丝雀,老娘不干了 After Ten Years as a Caged Canary, I’m Done 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 My System Is Broken and Teaches Me to Guilt-Trip People Every Day 我的系统有病,天天教我道德绑架 My System is broken. Every day, it teaches me how to guilt-trip people. 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Two Branches 两枝桠头 [Two male leads + salvation + tragic romance + tragic ending] Before meeting Li Chu, Jiang Ge planned to live until he was twenty, then end his own life. They were each other's only reason to keep living. From a narrow crack, they fought desperately to catch a glimpse of the light. But just as their lives were getting back on track, the arrival of their adoptive father shattered their fragile peace. The night Jiang Ge was struck in a vital spot, he whispered in Li Chu's right ear, “Chuchu, I 139Reads8.0Score100Shelves
- 42 I Lent You 100,000, and Now You Want Me to Be Your Girlfriend for Three Years 借了十万块,就要我做他三年女友 I Borrowed 100,000 Yuan, and He Made Me Be His Girlfriend for Three Years —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 After My Wife Was Assaulted: Ten Years of Devotion Were Just an Act, and the Truth Was a Bloodstained Blade 老婆被侵犯以后:十年深情一场戏,真相是带血的刀 After My Wife Was Violated: Ten Years of Deep Love Were All an Act, and the Truth Is a Bloodstained Knife 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 When the Golden Rain Trees Bloom 栾树花开 Campus tragedy × mutual healing An ordinary girl with heart disease × a dazzling young artist In 2014, during high school, an ordinary girl who had been abandoned by her parents and suffered from heart disease since childhood met Li Yi’an beneath a golden rain tree at a bus stop. He was eighteen, full of youthful spirit, and dazzling with his sketchpad. After all our twists and turns, you had already taken root and blossomed in my life, 92Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 The Emperor Was a Cultivation Cauldron for the Hehuan Sect. After Awakening, He United the Sect and Filled His Harem with the World’s Beauties 皇帝是合欢宗炉鼎,觉醒后一统合欢宗,天下美女入后宫 The emperor is a living cultivation cauldron for the Joyful Union Sect. After awakening, he unites the entire sect, and the beauties of the world fill his harem 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 I Am the Puppet Emperor 我是傀儡皇帝 I Am the Puppet Emperor 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 I Restored the Ancient Well in the Old Alley, and My Neighbor Reported Me for Occupying Public Land 我修好老巷古井,邻居举报我占公地 I Restored the Ancient Well in the Old Alley, but My Neighbor Reported Me for Occupying Public Land 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 I Lose 43 Yuan on Every Delivery, Yet I Can Stop Time 跑外卖倒贴四十三,我却能暂停时间 I Lost 43 Yuan Delivering Takeout, But I Can Stop Time 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Tears Beneath Mount Fuji 富士山下的眼泪 [If you meet the love of your life, go hand in hand beneath Mount Fuji] [Reconciliation after heartbreak | Bittersweet sweetness | Saving each other | Realistic | Happy ending] [Devoted puppy who barges into her life ✖️ melancholic, icy little white flower] Yang Zhimo’s first encounter with Xiang Zhuye was part of a carefully laid plan. The most dazzling ring, the most heartfelt proposal, the man she loved most. Years later, Yang Zhimo still believes that was the closest she ever came to happine 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Hello, My Love 你好,我的爱 The Place He Returns To: Sequel (Part Two) If you can’t handle an unresolved ending, don’t read this! Don’t read this! Don’t read this! It’ll turn your whole worldview upside down! This is meant to have a happy ending, though a few parts feel forced. The protagonist is a hopeless romantic. If you can’t accept that, stay away! Thank you for reading! Song Qing never left, but he said it was all just a competition. What is he hiding? I refuse to believe it. I search desperately. Will things ultimat 7Reads8.0Score—Shelves

















































